Rena Barsanti
Rena taught and coached Volleyball, Softball, and Bowling from 1951-1986. She established the intercollegiate program at the University of Oregon in 1959. She helped establish competitive leagues for women in Northern California.

Rena was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame as a player in 1970 and as a coach in 1995. She was recognized by the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce for volleyball in 1984, the Women's Sports Foundation in 1987, the YMCA in 1988-1991, and the CCC Athletic Directors Association in 1995. She was a true pioneer of women's athletics.

Susan Scott
Susan Scott is responsible for establishing the volleyball program at American River College in 1971 and was the head coach for 23 years. During that time her team made four trips to the State Championships and won many conference championships. She also served as the Athletic Director at American River for 2 years.

She served on the Commission on Athletics from 1985-1991 as an advocate for women's athletics. She has served as President of both the CCCWVCA and CCCADA.

Susan was voted Coach of the Year by the California Coaches Association in 1993.

Claudine Simpson
Claudine's coaching career spanned thirty-four years, from 1960-1994. Her career began with regional league for volleyball, basketball, and softball at West Valley College.

She was an AIAW Charter Member for community colleges, the director of the first State Volleyball Championships held in Northern California, the president of the Volleyball Coaches Association, and served on the Commission on Athletics for six years.

It was in the late 1980's that she took over the men's program. She worked at the local and state level for men's volleyball and also wrote the state tournament rules, constitution and bylaws.

Jane Ward
Jane began playing volleyball at the age of twenty-two as an outside hitter (and an occasional middle hitter), who dominated USVBA Volleyball from 1954-1968, led her team to eleven National Championships, and was an All-American every season. In addition, she was MVP of the Nationals six times.

She was an Olympian in 1964 and 1968. The highlight of her career was leading the USA to a gold medal in the 1967 Pan American Games.

Jane retired from playing in 1968 and went on to coach for twenty years. She taught and coached the men's and women's teams at Cabrillo College and also coached the women at San Jose State University (scheduling the games on different nights).

She was known as an intense competitor both as a player and as a coach. We, the women coaches and players of today, owe her our gratitude for paving the way.